March 14, 2013

Tawny Owl

Yesterdaywas a lovely day,I managed tosee andphotographan owlin broad daylight.I cykledtoRedmiresreservoirsto checkifthe migratory birdshave begun toget thereand surethey hadit, though it wasan icy wind snow on the groundand coldin the air the birds was singing in the bushes and trees it waswonderful to hear:)Iwent for a walk on my route I usuallydo inredmires,first I beganto lookinto adeep ditchfor water volesbut it was still covered with ice.So I wentup on themoors, and here i saw only sheep and red grouse and it was really cold in the windso I headedback toa wooded areawhere I usuallyseewild rabbitsbut not todayjust alot oftracks of them.Butthen I sawthat a branchstickingout of the groundlooked a bit different and that was becausean Owl was sitting on top of it and warming in the sun,I was verysurprised to see a TawnyOwl because they are nocturnal hunters andrarelyturns outso openlyin broad daylight.It satmaybe20maway from meso I tooksome quick pictures unfortunately it was ofcoursea twigin the wayandended upin the middle ofthe owl.I guickly checked the histogramin the cameraso that the picturelooked goodand when Ilooked upagain, the owl was gone. It's unbelievableit wasan open fieldof 25*50mwith someshrubsand shortbirch trees, Idont understandhow itcould just disappeared so quick.I was hopingto see itfly away andthen maybetake mecloser and take better pictures but apperently not this time.The Tawny Owl is about 37-39cm in length with a wingspan of 94-104cm and can live up to 10 years.

About Me

Nature lover, especially fishing, Hiking.
I take my camera with me everywhere I go. In Sweden I love the mountains and Stockholm archipelago. In this blog I will be sharing my adventures with you. I'm a member of Nikonforum.se and Naturfotoforum.se where you also can see more of my previouse pictures. Photo equipment I use: Nikon 3D's. Lens Nikon 200-400mm f4 VR2, 70-200 f2.8mm VR2, 24-70mm, 16-35 f4mm, nikon 50mm f1.8 flash nikon sb 900, tamron sp90di.
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